Liechtenstein and Gibraltar – Young Peregrine Falcons – 2025

First day cover details
FDC image
FDC reverse image	N/A
Country	Liechtenstein
Country code	LI
Second country	Gibraltar
Second country code	GI
Issue title	Young Peregrine Falcons – Migration now and then
Date of issue	10 November 2025
Withdrawal or invalidation date	Not specified
Stamp type	Commemorative stamp
Stamp subtype	Joint issue
Theme or subject	Peregrine falcons; migration; Liechtenstein–Gibraltar joint issue
Text credit
Designer or artist	Liechtenstein: Jonathan Pointer; Gibraltar: Stephen Perera, with illustrations by Jonathan Pointer
Printer	Gutenberg AG, Schaan
Printing process	Offset printing
Colours	Four-colour CMYK
Paper and gum	Liechtenstein: FSC stamp paper, 110 g/m²; gummed. Gibraltar: not specified in the consulted official listing.
Perforation	Liechtenstein: 12¼ × 12¼. Gibraltar: not specified in the consulted official listing.
Stamp dimensions	25 × 36.667 mm
Issue format	Four individual stamps on the cover: two Liechtenstein stamps and two Gibraltar stamps
Number of stamps	4
Cover type	Official joint first day cover
Cover producer	Philatelie Liechtenstein and Gibraltar Philatelic Bureau
Cover reference	225.19.55 (Philatelie Liechtenstein)
Limited edition	No
Edition limit	N/A
Copy number	N/A
Cachet or cover design	Adult peregrine falcons in flight; English and German issue titles and joint-issue inscriptions
Addressed	No
Postmark type	Two pictorial first day cancellations
Postmark location	Liechtenstein: Vaduz; Gibraltar: no specific locality appears in the cancellation
Postmark date	10 November 2025 (both cancellations)
Postmark inscription	Liechtenstein: Ersttag 10. November 2025; 9490 Vaduz. Gibraltar: Gibraltar – Liechtenstein Joint Issue; 10.11.2025.
Postmark notes	The Liechtenstein cancellation depicts a flying falcon; the Gibraltar cancellation depicts a perched falcon. Each cancellation is applied to its own postal authority’s stamps.
Postmark image
Signed	No
Signed by	N/A
Signature details	N/A
Information sheet included	No
Information materials	N/A
Information sheet title	N/A
Information sheet image	N/A
Information sheet reverse image	N/A
Information sheet notes	N/A
Certificate of authenticity included	No
Certificate of authenticity image	N/A
Certificate of authenticity reverse image	N/A
FDC owned	Yes
Condition	Not specified
Collection Comment	Owned, unaddressed official joint first day cover. The reverse is blank and this copy contains no information sheet.

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This owned Liechtenstein and Gibraltar joint first day cover commemorates the Young Peregrine Falcons – Migration now and then issue of 10 November 2025. It carries two CHF 1.90 Liechtenstein stamps and two £1.70 Gibraltar stamps, with separate first day cancellations for the two postal authorities.^[1]^[2]

Philatelie Liechtenstein identifies the joint cover as product 225.19.55 and lists the Liechtenstein stamps as Michel 2195–2196 A.^[1]

Designs and production

The Liechtenstein stamps depict a perched juvenile peregrine falcon and adult falcons in flight over an Alpine landscape. Their production details follow the official stamp listing and brochure.^[3]^[4]

The Gibraltar stamps depict a perched falcon and a falcon in flight against the Rock of Gibraltar. The Gibraltar Philatelic Bureau credits Stephen Perera with the design and Jonathan Pointer with the illustrations.^[2]

Catalogue numbers

The Liechtenstein stamps are recorded as LI-Mi-2195A and LI-Mi-2196A, following the Michel numbers published by Philatelie Liechtenstein.^[1]

The collector reports Stanley Gibbons numbers 2142 and 2143 from the corresponding Colnect entries. These have not been checked against the Stanley Gibbons catalogue and are recorded on PhantomWiki as GI-SG-U2142 and GI-SG-U2143. The U is PhantomWiki’s unverified-status marker, not part of the official catalogue number.^[5]

The owned cover

The cover is unaddressed. Its cachet depicts adult peregrine falcons in flight and bears English and German descriptions of the joint issue.

The Liechtenstein cancellation surrounds a flying falcon with “Ersttag 10. November 2025” and “9490 Vaduz”. The Gibraltar cancellation depicts a perched falcon and reads “Gibraltar – Liechtenstein Joint Issue” and “10.11.2025”.

The reverse is blank. This copy contains no information sheet.

Stamps on this cover

Identifier	Face value	Subject	Format	Notes
LI-Mi-2195A	CHF 1.90	Juvenile peregrine falcon perched against an Alpine landscape	Stamp	Liechtenstein; Michel 2195A.
LI-Mi-2196A	CHF 1.90	Adult peregrine falcons in flight over an Alpine landscape	Stamp	Liechtenstein; Michel 2196A.
GI-SG-U2142	£1.70	Peregrine falcon perched against the Rock of Gibraltar	Stamp	Gibraltar; reported SG 2142, unverified. U is a local status marker.^[5]
GI-SG-U2143	£1.70	Peregrine falcon in flight above the Rock of Gibraltar	Stamp	Gibraltar; reported SG 2143, unverified. U is a local status marker.^[5]

Related first day cover

Liechtenstein – Young Peregrine Falcons – 2025 — official cover bearing only the two Liechtenstein stamps

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 “Young Peregrine Falcons – Series on first day cover – FDC/S”. Philatelie Liechtenstein. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 “Gibraltar – Liechtenstein Joint Issue – First Day Cover”. Gibraltar Philatelic Bureau. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
↑ “Young Peregrine Falcons – Full sheet”. Philatelie Liechtenstein. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
↑ Official stamp issue of the Principality of Liechtenstein – 4/25(Philatelic brochure).Philatelie Liechtenstein.2025.pp. 12–13, 18–19.Accessed 4 October 2026.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 “Peregrine Falcon – Gibraltar–Liechtenstein Joint Issue – First stamp”. Colnect. “Peregrine Falcon – Gibraltar–Liechtenstein Joint Issue – Second stamp”. Colnect. Catalogue numbers reported by the collector on 4 October 2026; the entries were not independently accessed during preparation of this record.

[LI-joint-cover-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 “Young Peregrine Falcons – Series on first day cover – FDC/S”. Philatelie Liechtenstein. Retrieved 4 October 2026.

[GI-joint-cover-2] 2.0 ^2.1 “Gibraltar – Liechtenstein Joint Issue – First Day Cover”. Gibraltar Philatelic Bureau. Retrieved 4 October 2026.

[LI-stamps-3] “Young Peregrine Falcons – Full sheet”. Philatelie Liechtenstein. Retrieved 4 October 2026.

[LI-brochure-4] Official stamp issue of the Principality of Liechtenstein – 4/25(Philatelic brochure).Philatelie Liechtenstein.2025.pp. 12–13, 18–19.Accessed 4 October 2026.

[Colnect-numbers-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 “Peregrine Falcon – Gibraltar–Liechtenstein Joint Issue – First stamp”. Colnect. “Peregrine Falcon – Gibraltar–Liechtenstein Joint Issue – Second stamp”. Colnect. Catalogue numbers reported by the collector on 4 October 2026; the entries were not independently accessed during preparation of this record.

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